Cell Manager

Henkel group • West Hazleton, PA

4d • Hybrid

About The Position

At Henkel, you’ll be part of an organization that’s shaping the future through innovation, sustainability and collaboration. With our trusted brands like Persil®, ‘all®, Loctite®, Snuggle®, and Schwarzkopf® and our cutting-edge technologies, you’ll have countless opportunities to explore new paths and grow. This position is with our Consumer Brands business unit – where we empower our employees to bring the best Laundry & Home Care and Hair products to people around the world. Dare to learn new skills, advance in your career and make an impact at Henkel.

Requirements

• Min. 8 years of professional and leadership experience in the manufacturing setting, ideally in a regulated environment (GMP, ISO)
• Solid knowledge of plant operations and continuous improvement methodologies such as KPI management, KAIZEN, 5S, and Six Sigma
• Strong leadership personality with natural authority, excellent communication skills, and high social competence
• Analytical and entrepreneurial mindset with a structured and solution-oriented approach
• Demonstrated influential leadership skills and the ability to lead across a large organization.
• Detail oriented and possesses good follow-up skills.
• Demonstrated capability to solve difficult problems to root cause and effectively influence corrective action completion.
• Collaborative, possess ability to motivate people, and works well across the organization.
• Thorough understanding of good hygienic practices and the importance this has to Henkel products.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively both verbally and written at all levels of the organization.Ability to effectively communicate complex and technical concepts and data to non-technical people.
• Skilled in use multiple problem solving tools to determine root cause and adequately develop corrective action.
• Deep understanding of manufacturing processes (making, blending, packing, warehousing, etc).

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor’s degree in Manufacturing, Engineering, Business Administration, or a related field preferred.

Responsibilities

• Overall responsibility for Beauty/Laundry/Processing production units (Cells)
• Continuous analysis and optimization of production processes and bottlenecks with a focus on safety, efficiency, and sustainability
• Strategic planning of production and personnel, ensuring compliance with EHS standards, quality requirements, productivity goals, and HPS systems.
• Disciplinary and technical leadership of production staff, including development and coaching
• Full budget responsibility and achievement of economic targets
• Close collaboration with other departments such as Engineering, Maintenance, Quality Assurance, Logistics, and R&D
• Implements a long-term production strategy to ensure efficient production and high quality products
• Delivers against plant performance KPIs, budget and projects
• Sets up and executes development plans for plant personnel
• Ensures operations processes and solutions are implemented according to global procedures and local regulations
• Is responsible for the Investment plan, Capex appliation and Fix Asset accounting
• Is responsible for application of all programs in HPS to steer the OEE in a continuous improvement approach

Benefits

• Health Insurance: affordable plans for medical, dental, vision and wellbeing starting on day 1
• Work-Life Balance: Paid time off including sick, vacation, holiday and volunteer time, flexible & hybrid work policies (depending on role), and vacation buy / sell program
• Financial: 401k matching, employee share plan with voluntary investment and Henkel matching shares, annual performance bonus, service awards and student loan reimbursement
• Family Support: 12-week gender neutral parental leave (up to 20 weeks for parents giving birth), fertility support, adoption & surrogacy reimbursement, discounted child and elderly care, and scholarships
• Career Growth: diverse national and international growth opportunities, access to thousands of skills development courses, and tuition reimbursement

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager